مريح

See also: مریخ

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَرَاحَ (ʔarāḥa, “to let rest, to soothe”) and أَرْوَحَ (ʔarwaḥa, “to stink”), from the root ر و ح (r-w-ḥ); compare رَاحَة (rāḥa, “rest, comfort”) and رِيحَة (rīḥa, “smell”).

Adjective

مُرِيح • (murīḥ) (feminine مُرِيحَة (murīḥa), masculine plural مُرِيحُونَ (murīḥūna), feminine plural مُرِيحَات (murīḥāt))

1. comfortable (of a thing)
2. soothing
3. restful
4. flatulent

Declension

Declension of adjective مُرِيح (murīḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرِيح murīḥ	الْمُرِيح al-murīḥ	مُرِيحَة murīḥa	الْمُرِيحَة al-murīḥa
Nominative	مُرِيحٌ murīḥun	الْمُرِيحُ al-murīḥu	مُرِيحَةٌ murīḥatun	الْمُرِيحَةُ al-murīḥatu
Accusative	مُرِيحًا murīḥan	الْمُرِيحَ al-murīḥa	مُرِيحَةً murīḥatan	الْمُرِيحَةَ al-murīḥata
Genitive	مُرِيحٍ murīḥin	الْمُرِيحِ al-murīḥi	مُرِيحَةٍ murīḥatin	الْمُرِيحَةِ al-murīḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرِيحَيْن murīḥayn	الْمُرِيحَيْن al-murīḥayn	مُرِيحَتَيْن murīḥatayn	الْمُرِيحَتَيْن al-murīḥatayn
Nominative	مُرِيحَانِ murīḥāni	الْمُرِيحَانِ al-murīḥāni	مُرِيحَتَانِ murīḥatāni	الْمُرِيحَتَانِ al-murīḥatāni
Accusative	مُرِيحَيْنِ murīḥayni	الْمُرِيحَيْنِ al-murīḥayni	مُرِيحَتَيْنِ murīḥatayni	الْمُرِيحَتَيْنِ al-murīḥatayni
Genitive	مُرِيحَيْنِ murīḥayni	الْمُرِيحَيْنِ al-murīḥayni	مُرِيحَتَيْنِ murīḥatayni	الْمُرِيحَتَيْنِ al-murīḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُرِيحِين murīḥīn	الْمُرِيحِين al-murīḥīn	مُرِيحَات murīḥāt	الْمُرِيحَات al-murīḥāt
Nominative	مُرِيحُونَ murīḥūna	الْمُرِيحُونَ al-murīḥūna	مُرِيحَاتٌ murīḥātun	الْمُرِيحَاتُ al-murīḥātu
Accusative	مُرِيحِينَ murīḥīna	الْمُرِيحِينَ al-murīḥīna	مُرِيحَاتٍ murīḥātin	الْمُرِيحَاتِ al-murīḥāti
Genitive	مُرِيحِينَ murīḥīna	الْمُرِيحِينَ al-murīḥīna	مُرِيحَاتٍ murīḥātin	الْمُرِيحَاتِ al-murīḥāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “روح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر و ح
16 terms

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُرِيح (murīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.riːħ/, [muˈriːħ]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Adjective

مريح • (murīḥ) (feminine مريحة (murīḥa), elative أريح (ʔaryaḥ))

1. convenient, comfortable

Etymology 2

Equivalent to the active participle of ريّح (rayyaḥ, “to calm, soothe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mraj.jiħ/, [ˈmraj.jɪħ]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Adjective

مريّح • (mrayyeḥ) (feminine مريّحة (mrayyḥa), elative أريح (ʔaryaḥ))

1. convenient, comfortable

See also

• سهل (sahl, “easy, convenient”)